Scott drops down a level to be Devil

The 30-year-old Canadian defenceman is the latest high profile signing to be recruited by the Welsh club, who are now under the ownership of Great Britain national team coach Chris McSorley.

Scott has spent the last five seasons in this country playing in the top flight. He made his Superleague debut with Basingstoke Bison in 1997 before playing at Manchester Storm for three years and, last season, with Bees.

He was not in coach Enio Sacilotto's plans, though, for the next season.

Bees' boss has already turned his attentions elsewhere in a bid to shore up a rearguard that leaked 158 goals, more than any other Superleague side last season.

But Sacilotto admits that he continues to be frustrated in his quest for top-class defencemen.

He said: "I have held off recruiting any more forwards because I wanted to concentrate on getting two d-men in.

"But in the last week two targets have fallen through - one because the guy would have had to put his dog through quarantine!"

Bees were also thought to have been interested in signing Dion Darling, the 6ft 3in defenceman snapped up by Sheffield Steelers this week.

Darling is a former team-mate of ex-Bees Adam

Smith, Jimmy Drolet and Joe Cardarelli.

Sacilotto, though, insists: "I am already working on another target.

"There are plenty of good players out there. It's just taking longer to bring them to the club than I had hoped."